Say Goodbye

By: Lisa Gardner

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee, Lincoln Hoppe

The bestselling author of Hide and Gone draws us into the venomous mind games of a terrifying killer.

Come into my parlor . . .

For Kimberly Quincy, FBI Special Agent, it all starts with a pregnant hooker. The story Delilah Rose tells Kimberly about her johns is too horrifying to be true—but prostitutes are disappearing, one by one, with no explanation, and no one but Kimberly seems to care.

Said the spider to the fly . . .

As a member of the Evidence Response Team, dead hookers aren’t exactly Kimberly’s specialty. The young agent is five months pregnant—she has other things to worry about than an alleged lunatic who uses spiders to do his dirty work. But Kimberly’s own mother and sister were victims of a serial killer. And now, without any bodies and with precious few clues, it’s all too clear that a serial killer has found the key to the perfect murder . . . or Kimberly is chasing a crime that never happened.

Kimberly’s caught in a web more lethal than any spider’s, and the more she fights for answers, the more tightly she’s trapped. What she doesn’t know is that she’s close—too close—to a psychopath who makes women’ s nightmares come alive, and if he has his twisted way, it won’t be long before it’ s time for Kimberly to . . .

SAY GOODBYE©2008 Lisa Gardner; (P)2008 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Just when you thought Lisa Gardner couldn't get any better ... she does. Say Goodbye is a stunning, chilling, up-all-night thriller that will leave you shaken."—Lee Child

“A spider-obsessed killer is hunting Atlanta prostitutes…. He’s seriously scary and the flashbacks to his abusive past achieve a ripped-from-the-headlines authenticity.”—Entertainment Weekly

" Haunting.... Gardner has consistently delivered entertaining and suspenseful novels in recent years, but she's gone one better with Say Goodbye, perhaps her best book yet."—Chicago Sun-Times

“Should have a warning label: ‘Read only in a well-lit room that has first been thoroughly checked for spiderwebs.’ Then, you can settle back and get caught up in a story that is truly a stunner of a suspense novel.”–Tulsa World

“Gardner continue[s] to write fascinating, dark characters…. [She] surprises you right up until the end.”–Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

“For all readers who likes their thrillers suspenseful, fast paced, and just a little creepy (OK, a lot creepy).”—Booklist

"Lock the doors before you open this book, and hope that the only web being woven around you is Lisa Gardner’s mesmerizing story."—Tess Gerritsen

“Engaging if highly disturbing.”—Publishers Weekly

This one stays with you.

What made the experience of listening to Say Goodbye the most enjoyable?

This is an intense, intelligent thriller. One reviewer wrote "not for the feint of heart" and I dismissed it , however I found it describes it perfectly. Rough and riveting scenes stay with you. Days after you have finished the book you are still pondering long term affects of nurture and nature. It is disturbing but and excellent listen.

Story was intense

I enjoyed this book, as well as the Series. Be warned the storyline is a little graphic.

Excellent mystery thriller

Well done! Grabs your attention and holds on through till the end. Maybe don’t listen to this one before bed though 😉🕸

Entertaining to the end!

I love it when I cannot predict the outcome of a story. Lisa Gardner did an outstanding job on this one! I actually listened to this book two times in a row. I wanted to go back through to see if there were details and clues I hadn't picked up on the first time around. Ann Marie Lee was an excellent narrator.......changing her voice to accommodate various characters and situations.

Excellent...if you can stomach it

Gardner did a great job creating a story that keeps you on edge every minute. The character development is fantastic and the narrators each do so great bringing everyone to life in their own way.
The story itself of heartbreaking and really makes you think about all the terrible things that can happen in the world and how everyone is affected.
This one will stick with you after you've finished!